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though they are baptized, yet still go on in fin, and despise the God of their fathers. Be perfuaded to feek the Lord-be not difcouraged, for though you are now afar off, you may yet be brought nigh by the blood of Chrift. The gofpel is come to you. Now is the accepted time-now is the day of falvation. The time is fhort-The day of grace may be foon over, and the day of wrath may quickly be at hand. Awake-fly from the wrath to come.-Lay hold on the bleffed hope now fet before you. Youth is a good time-It often is the only time, and it always is the best time to make your peace with God through Jefus Christ. Come then-O now come ! for all things are ready. The Spirit and the Bride fay come: Let him that heareth fay come-and whofoever will, let him take of the water of life freely-May the God of mercy blefs his own word, and to his name be all the glory for ever and ever

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BURIED WITH CHRIST IN BAPTISM,

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SERMON,

DELIVERED AT BYFIELD, MAY 18, 1806.

BY REV. ELIJAH PARISH,

PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN THAT PLACE.

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SERMON.

COLOSSIANS, II. 12.

BURIED WITH HIM IN BAPTISM.

RELIGION is the best inheritance of man. It fills the heart with peace, and hope, and joy. Religion affifts man to direct his own poweps, and to govern his own paffions; to fee God in all events, to acquiefce in fevereft trials; to endure forrows, and enjoy profperity. The fhafts of mifery are broken; their poifon reaches not the heart, warmed with chriftian love. The gathering clouds of anxiety, which obftruct every profpect of delight, are fcattered by the rays, beaming from the fun of righteousness. The breaft throbbing with guilt and remorfe is foothed and cheered by a view of Calvary, and the Saviour bleeding on the crofs. The prefent world affumes a new complexion, and. futurity opens with undefcribable fplendor. The gofpel appears excellent; its doctrines reasonable, and confiftent; its duties practicable, and pleasant ; its promifes, fatisfying and glorious.

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